The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Chronicles 14:8-12, “Now Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 from

Benjamin, bearing shields and wielding bows; all of them were valiant warriors.

9 Now Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came to

Mareshah.

10 So Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up in battle formation in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

11 Then Asa called to the LORD his God, and said, ‘LORD, there is no one besides Thee to help in the battle between the

powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in Thee, and in Thy name have come

against this multitude. O LORD, Thou art our God; let not man prevail against Thee.’

12 So the LORD routed the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.”

Have you ever felt helpless? I mean really helpless! I can recall that felling as if it were yesterday. My late wife had been ill for many months. Her doctor was a true Christian, and he had done everything possible to remedy her physical difficulty. Then one day, he looked squarely at me and said, “I just don’t know what else I can do for her.” My heart “sank,” as it were, because I knew exactly what he meant: the likelihood of her survival was in serious doubt.

In ou verse above, Asa came to battle with 580,000 strong, valiant men; but, Zerah, his opponent, had 1,000,000 men! To say it looked bleak and helpless is an understatement beyond words! Whatever Asa “felt” within himself, we are not told. He was courageous, and forged ahead toward his opposition. But, as he stood steadfast, he prayed –

LORD, there is no one besides Thee to help in the battle between the powerful and

those who have no strength; so help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in Thee, and

in Thy name have come against this multitude. O LORD, Thou art our God; let not

man prevail against Thee.

Today, we face a worldwide crisis of an invisible virus that numbers far greater than the army Asa faced. We have human experts that weild medical swords against our unseen enemy. We ourselves have no strength or knowledge to oppose this enemy. What are we to do? The answer is simple: do as Asa did. Trust LORD, but don’t run from the battle.

We trust in Thee, and in Thy Name have come against this multitude,

O LORD, Thou art our God; let not man prevail against Thee.

Asa didn’t start the confrontation. Zerah did. But Asa trusted in the LORD over and above his 580,000 men. His trust in the LORD brought the LORD into the battle. Now, the Name of the LORD God was at stake! The battle opponents had shifted. Zerah and his million men were now facing Almighty God. Dear reader, that is precisely what we need to do in every instance of human endeavor.

We are not to shirk at the coronavirus. We are to fact it squarely with the weapons we have. But, over and above all, we must trust the LORD! He delights in blessing His children in every situation. We are to trust Him; He is to fight for us. At that point, it’s all over!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”